Blue collar jersey: Jared Lintner

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db has been in the reporting biz for over 30 years, won some Emmys and other awards, but is proudest of his four-decade marriage, his two kids and the fact he founded Tackle The Storm Foundation to help children.

Editor's Note: Jared Lintner is off to a strong start in 2014. After three Elite tournaments he's in second to Mark Davis in the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year points race. Lintner is sometimes called "The Milkman" on stage. Here's more details on him, and how he earned that nickname.

“He's givin' his all, makin' ends meet…”

Dateline: Brett & Shirley’s kitchen

I grew up living next to an American Hero.

His name was Lou,

and he poured

concrete.

Lou had two kids, one of each, a mother-in-law in his basement, a Beagle that ate my mother’s tomatoes and a 1960 Ford Falcon that played 1975 songs.

Lou poured the stadium that the Buffalo Bills call home, Lou poured the floor that my Father stood on when he sold refrigerators at Sears Roebuck.